swarthy
Example Sentences
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"He had a swarthy, clever face, a pointed beard, and Harry noticed, very long fingers and feet," it says.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2022
When I met up with Mr. Lamoureux for our first one-on-one session on a Friday afternoon at the foundation’s Midtown offices, I learned he didn’t resemble the actor — less swarthy, for one.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2019
Butterworth, who has three brothers and considers Mendes his fourth, is a sort of Mendes Maxi-Me: the same salt-and-pepper beard, the same swarthy skin, the same tonsorial style, but not the same metabolism.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 17, 2018
“Belushi’s looks are ideal for the role: at once swarthy and cherubic, he suggests a baby sunk in dissipation.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2018
They each had tawny curls and swarthy skin.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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